Although not a great user of twitter, I have used it as a way of conveniently getting messages from devices like my Kindle through to my blog. Yes, I was doing it to post to the blog, but twitter gained the traffic as well. Except…
Month: September 2012
Earlier I mentioned I’d ordered this book, which the film Countdown was based on. It arrived a couple of days ago, and I’ve just finished it. The book tells the (fictional) story of a more perilous alternative to the Apollo mission, evolved from the fear…
For most of my guitar-playing life, I have played acoustic rhythm, with occasional use of an odd thumb and index fingerpick I developed out of nowhere – it is distinctive and works quite well, but I used to yearn for a bit of variation. Over…
Had fun last night attending a house concert hosted by Tricky Pixie were stopping by briefly on their way to perform at FilkCONtinental, in Germany. They gave a great performance. I was unfamiliar with their material, but really enjoyed it, and came away with a…
On my Kindle today, I finished Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides and gave it 5 stars http://t.co/TjhTawP
There is a film I saw, when I was young (turns out I must have been about 8 or 9 years old), that I remember vividly, but I could never remember the title. The exciting (to a 9-year-old) climax involves a stranded astronaut, with limited…
I’m currently reading this book, and was just struck by what I felt was a terrific descriptive passage, about the Ford Motor Company.
It’s a lengthy passage (a couple of pages), but I didn’t want to cut it short.
My attempt at making Salt Beef (Corned Beef) didn’t work out as I’d hoped. After rinsing the brined brisket, I decided to cook it in my slow cooker overnight. The resulting meat definitely has the right consistency – it falls apart, and is moist with…
On my Kindle today, I finished The Ware Tetralogy by Rudy Rucker and gave it 4 stars http://t.co/PBB7WF9
So I finished cooking the pulled pork last night, and it pulled fine. However, I soon ran into a problem. On first taste, it seemed ok, but then I was reaching for a drink. Somehow, I had managed to overseason it – not hot, but…
I am not making this up – Jeremy Hunt, the new Minister for Health, has a history of supporting homeopathy. According to the Guardian: “In 2007 Hunt signed a Commons early day motion supporting it and also argued that it was worthwhile in correspondence with…